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TI-2020-08743 Aliases CVE-2020-10857GHSA-7fjh-g2fp-mqf5

Zulip Desktop before 5.0.0 improperly uses shell.openExternal and shell.openItem with…

Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Zulip Desktop before 5.0.0 improperly uses shell.openExternal and shell.openItem with untrusted content, leading to remote code execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0317 88th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:zulip:zulip_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.0.0Vulnerablezulip
  • cpe:2.3:a:zulip:zulip_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·zulip

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10857
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7fjh-g2fp-mqf5

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2020-08744 Zulip Desktop before 5.0.0 allows attackers to perform recording via the webcam and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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